also: ぶき
Suffix attached to a noun to indicate a tool or implement for wiping or cleaning that object. Common in compounds like 汗拭き (sweat wiper) or 黒板拭き (blackboard eraser).
See also: 汗拭き (あせふき)
I pick up the blackboard eraser.
Suffix indicating the action of wiping or cleaning the preceding noun. Often used in contexts like 窓拭き (window cleaning) or 床拭き (floor wiping).
See also: 窓拭き (まどふき)
These sweat-wiping sheets are handy.
Window cleaning is a once-a-week chore.
I was asked to do the floor wiping.
wiping clean; cleaning by wiping; scrubbing
dry wiping; polishing with a dry cloth
napkin; mouth-wiping cloth
hand towel; handkerchief; tissue; napkin
Standard kanji suffix form; the reading ふき is the most common.
Rendaku reading used in some compounds, e.g., 汗拭き (あせふき) vs. 窓拭き (まどふき).
Nominalized form of the verb 拭く (ふく, 'to wipe'), used as a suffix in compound nouns.